Men's Gymnastics Places Third in Tri-Meet Behind UIC, William & Mary
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – February 24, 2008 – The Springfield College men’s gymnastics team finished third of three collegiate teams in a tri-meet this afternoon at Springfield’s Blake Arena. Finishing first was the University of Illinois-Chicago with a score of 340.300, followed by William & Mary at 338.650, and Springfield at 327.000.UIC placed 1-2-4-6 in the All-Around. Sophomore Andrew Stover (Fullerton, Calif.) finished with the top A-A score of 84.850. He was followed by freshman Neal Thompson (Woodside, Calif.) with a tally of 83.600. Sophomore Derek Gygax (Stevensville, Md.) of William & Mary took third at 81.950. UIC freshman Ned Kamimura (Diamond Bar, Calif.) was fourth at 81.200. Springfield freshman Josh Fox (Ellicott City, Md.) was fifth at 80.950. And UIC junior Anthony May (Cypress, Tex.) was sixth at 79.700.
Besides finishing first in the All-Around, Stover tied for first in the high bar (14.400), was third in the parallel bars (13.850), fourth in the pommel horse (13.950), and fifth in the still rings (13.800).
Others who placed first in various events included Thompson in the parallel bars (14.050) and the pommel horse (14.600), Kamimura of UIC, who tied for first in the high bar (14.400), sophomore Nikolai Korepanov (Tallahassee, Fla.) of UIC in the still rings (15.150), senior JJ Ferreira (Naugatuck, Conn.) of Springfield in the floor exercise (14.900), and freshman Alex Egerter (Sacramento, Calif.) of William & Mary in the vault with the high individual score of the entire meet (15.650).
TEAM SCORES
ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 340.300, WILLIAM & MARY 338.650,
SPRINGFIELD 327.00
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
All-Around –
1) Andrew Stover, UIC 84.850
2) Neal Thompson, UIC 83.600
3) Derek Gygax, W&M 81.950
4) Ned Kamimura, UIC 81.200
5) Josh Fox, SC 80.950
6) Anthony May, UIC 79.700
Floor Exercise -
1) JJ Ferreira, SC 14.900
2) David Locke, W&M 14.800
2) Josh Fox, SC 14.700
4) Alex Kader, UIC 14.650
5) Andrew Hunt, W&M 14.600
5) Chris Valeska, W&M 14.600
Pommel Horse –
1) Neal Thompson, UIC 14.600
2) Richard Pearson, W&M 14.250
3) James Prim, W&M 14.100
4) Andrew Stover, UIC 13.950
5) Derek Gygax, W&M 13.650
5) Matt Tocchio, SC 13.650
5) Dave Mohr, UIC 13.650
Still Rings --
1) Nikolai Korepanov, UIC 15.150
2) Matt Bolognese, SC 14.700
3) James Prim, W&M 14.650
4) Anthony May, UIC 13.900
5) Andrew Stover, UIC 13.800
6) Andrew Hunt, W&M 13.750
Vault –
1) Alex Egerter, W&M 15.650
2) Keith Stumpf, SC 15.500
3) Jeff Bill, UIC 15.400
4) Josh Fox, SC 15.050
5) Josh Spencer, SC 15.000
5) Alex Kader, UIC 15.000
Parallel Bars –
1) Neal Thompson, UIC 14.050
2) Kevin Baune, UIC 13.900
3) Andrew Stover, UIC 13.850
4) Andy Kelly, SC 13.750
5) David Locke, W&M 13.600
5) Aaron Ingram, W&M 13.600
High Bar –
1) Andrew Stover, UIC 14.400
1) Ned Kamimura, UIC 14.400
3) Andrew Hunt, W&M 14.350
4) Alex Egerter, W&M 14.200
5) Nick Persino, UIC 13.900
6) Andy Hunter, W&M 13.800
Team Links
Head Coach Steve Posner
Entering his 27th season as head coach, Dr. Steve Posner is recognized as one of the most outstanding gymnastics coaches in the East. Posner, who has coached 128 All-Americans and 17 National Champions, led the Pride to another successful season in 2008. Read more.